A shot from the past

This classic photograph was taken on 21 February 1986. Sir Richard Hadlee successfully appeals for leg-before-wicket and Allan Border is dismissed on the first day of New Zealand’s Test against Australia at the Basin Reserve. The match was drawn but New Zealand won the series 1–0. Sir Richard was then at the height of his powers and confirming his status as New Zealand’s greatest bowler of all time. When he finished his career he had captured a total of 431 Test wickets, which at the time was the world record. The umpire on this occasion was the late Fred Goodall, a man who carried himself with a military bearing in the middle and on this particular occasion was noted for holding his out signal pose for some time.

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